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APOLOGIES
First of all, yours truly wants to apologize for delaying this issue of WingTips so long.
Believe me, there were powerful forces preventing me from delivering:
PC viruses, real viruses, water leaks, memory leaks (PC stuff) etc.
If you want more details, just come around the airfield and bring with you a lot of free time and patience.
STILL THUMBS UP
Well folks, unfortunately we didn't get the land we were eyeing for our airport. Some nice gentleman with A LOT OF MONEY offered more money than we could.
However, as we glider pilots know, heavy sink is usually around heavy lift: another piece of land is becoming available to us, and our club is looking into the possibilities of leasing it.
Keep your fingers crossed, and maintain your "attitude".
MARCH IN A NUTSHELL
March, as it usually is, was this year also a slow month. No flying, no schooling, no banquets, no fun.
We had preparation activity for the new season and all the pertinents.
CONGRATS MIKE BECKAGE
After a good deal of dedication, study, preparation and many hot chocolates, Mike Beckage took the written test towards his private pilot license and passed with soaring colors.
Now he is getting ready to face the music and do some cloud dancing in his practical test.
NEW MEMBERS
Gerry Whitson
Gerry looks forward to taking home the “Traveled Furthest” award each week.
Gerry lives in Jeffersonville and is a Project Manager at UPS in Louisville.
He plans on commuting in his C-170. He has SEL and COM ratings and is looking forward to his GLI rating.
Most of his 550 hrs is in taildraggers.
Gerry has flown many parachute jump flights and would also like to tow.
Lynn Joyce will be his Mentor.
Phone: 812-280-1766
Email: gbwhitson@hotmail.com
Olaf Tessarzyk
Olaf comes to us from Michigan where he flew his 18M Elfe and towed for his club.
He is building a new home in this area and is an executive with a company in Noblesville.
Olaf has extensive flight experience in gliders, airplanes, and helicopters.
Olaf is interested in Towing for CISS.
His most immediate aviation need is to find a storage facility near Alexandria that can accommodate his 34’ trailer.
Anyone having any ideas please let Olaf know.
Jeff Melin will be Olaf’s Mentor
Phone: 317-566-8886
Email: Tessarzyk@cs.com
Gerald Schaefer
Jerry lives in Fishers and works at FedEx as a Dispatcher and Systems Trainer.
He holds MEL, COM, and CFII ratings.
He is eager to add GLI and CFIG to his credentials and is interested in contributing to efforts in Student Mentoring,
Operations, Towing, and Instructing.
Mike Warren will be Jerry’s Mentor
Phone: 317-598-1928
Email: soobee007@earthlink.net
Bill Smith
Bill has been aware of CISS for a number of years,
but decided to check us out and made a decision to join since we moved to Alexandria.
He knows Nyal Williams from the EAA Chapter in Anderson they belong.
He has over 500 hours, mostly in taildraggers and co-owns a Luscombe.
Bill owns a business that modifies engines for auto racing and lives in Yorktown.
Pete Detore will be his Mentor.
Phone: 765-286-3184
Email: biplanebill@excite.com
Robert Holcombe
Robert Holcombe of Westfield is 15 and is a member of an aviation-oriented family.
I understand he has some non-logged time behind the wheel.
Robert made it out on April 17th for his first day.
Robert has a lot of support at home and a tradition to keep.
We look forward to seeing a lot of you Robert!
Phone: 317-257-7775
Email; jrholcombe@earthlink.net
Tommy Sublett
Tommy Sublett of Lebanon is 14 and the grandson of a former CISS member, Donald (Joe) Sublett.
His dad Jim has some taildragger time but has not flown in quite a while.
Tommy also has a younger brother Johnny who will hopefully not be far behind.
Tommy also has a lot of support and hopefully he will help us get Jim and Johnny on board also!
Phone: 765-482-7285
Email: jrsublett@peoplepc.com
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GLIDER FOR SALE
If you know of anyone in the club who would like to buy a sailplane, I am putting my Phoebus up for sale.
I haven't advertised it yet, and I'd like to see it go to someone local.
For any club members who are interested, I'm sure a very good deal can be negotiated.
Chris Shaw.
m200pilot@hotmail.com
NEW STUDENT PROGRAM
Thanks to Cheryl Beckage for stepping forward to lead a program just for high school students.
Cheryl will be assisted by Craig Bixbe and perhaps others in making their time going through pilot training more than just pilot training.
This program will develop as needs become known and met.
The first members are Robert Holcombe and Tommy Sublett who both started on April 17th.
Click on their photos below.
FINALLY!
After 6 months of being a member of the club, Rambal finally got to fly! He had been eagerly waiting the whole Winter, and this April,
he made the first entry on his pilot's logbook. He was excited. He had never flown before, but after just one flight he already left his mark...ON THE STICK, BY GRIPPING TOO HARD ON IT!
He also produced a new first for the club: He actually got Bob Gillan nervous. Relax Rambal.
BIKERS, WEAR YOUR HELMETS
Our operations in Alexandria have been attracting the locals. They want to see the sleek, white, silent planes that have been hovering over them lately.
Unfortunately some of our curious friends like to park their cars/bikes by the end of the runway to have a close look. Who can blame them?
Of course they have no idea of the extra problem they give the landing glider, or the danger to themselves when the tow plane approaches with the tow rope hanging behind.
A couple of friendly smiles will go a long way when asking them to please move a few yards back so as not to be hit by unidentified flying objects.
RUNWAY LIGHTS
ADVICE REGARDING THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS :
1) THE LIGHTS CAN BE RAISED OUT OF THE GROUND AFTER UNPLUGGING THE CONNECTIONS . PLEASE DISCONNECT THE PLUGS CAREFULLY SOME OF THE WIRING IS OLD SO DON'T PULL THE PLUGS APART BY THE WIRES.
2) STOW THE LAMPS CAREFULLY IN THE PLASTIC CONTAINER PROVIDED BUT BE VERY CAREFUL TO HAVE SOMEONE SIT NEXT TO THE CONTAINER ON THE GOLF CART TO ENSURE THE BOX DOES NOT FALL OVER OR ANY LIGHT COME OUT . THEY ARE EXPENSIVE ITEMS.
3) PLACE A RED CONE OVER THE WIRES TO SHOW WHERE THEY ARE SO THE TOW PILOTS DON'T DRAG THE TOW ROPE OVER THE WIRES AND DAMAGE THEM.
4) WE SUGGEST THE LIGHTS BE KEPT IN THE HANGAR IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN NOT EASILY BE DAMAGED DURING THE DAY .
5) CAREFULLY REPLACE THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF EACH FLYING DAY - NOTE EACH LIGHT IS LABELLED WITH A NUMBER OR LETTER AND SHOULD BE PUT BACK IN THE CORRECT SPOT .
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME
HAPPY LANDINGS ,
RON(ZA)
ALSO IMPORTANT
If you have been concerned that the new airport is not really conducent to you flying comfortably...worry no more. A brand new, shiny, portable toilet is already in place.
CROSS-COUNTRY TRIANGULAR COURSES.
There is a new document prepared by Darren Bedwell listing triangular courses around Alexandria.
These triangular cross-country courses start and end at Alexandria.
They should all comply with the FAI 28% rule for records.
The coordinates for each waypoint are listed first.
Next, the waypoints are listed in order of distance from Alexandria.
Then the courses are listed, in order of length.
Note that some of these courses cross Class D or Class C airspace,
some use private airstrips as turnpoints,
and some use now-closed airports as turnpoints (Brookside, Ace and Howard County for
example).
This document will be permanently available. Enter the "members" section of the website and click on the "documents" button.
Or click here
MAY MATERIAL
If you have new material that you'd like to see in the May edition of Wingtips, please send it to me by May 14th.
Welcome: Pictures and articles in text form.
Please spare me the work of having to re-type the whole thing to .html format; my pillow misses me.
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